We need to display the state of some machines in our web application.
The machines can have about 8 different states.
Our idea is to make a site where the user can see all machines and their state.
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Recently we did some user testing on our current method of displaying data. We had a list of items in a table (yeah, I know. Our software currently uses tables heavily), with icons on one side that ...

Inside the website kteohellas.gr there is a subsection where it is explained in plain Greek what is the procedure to be followed in case you want to transfer a motorcycle from one owner to another.
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Who watches the watchers
A monitoring system (e.g. nagios) usually has a good way of producing warnings and change-notifications. But the worst thing that can happen is to miss an event because the ...

I have some web applications which allow the users to do some actions.
For example, i need to show a paginated items list.
When the user clicks the "Create Item" button, a modal window is displayed. ...

I have been asked to review a table layout.
The table contains a list of reports which the user can sort and perform various actions on:
I have been asked to work within the confines of the CMS and ...

We are redesigning filters in our file search engine. Currently there are 3 options like file source, size and, date added.
We observed that many users use the same combination of filters every time ...

We have a list of words and phrases stored in a database that if a submitted article contains any one of them, we would automatically disapprove the article (and send the submitter an explanation). ...

We have to display 4 states for certain groups or positions in our org tree. It's rare to show all 4 states so in the mock-up below, I only show 2 states.
The sequence for my mock-up, is as follows ...

The user needs to be able to activate/deactivate an item in the ui.
SPECIFICATION:
Display the current state of the item (activated or not) and offer the ability to activate/deactivate it depending ...

Typically, most applications let you zoom in to a document. This is often expressed as a percentage (100%, 200%, 800%, etc...), or as a multiplier (x1, x2, x8). Sometimes they let you zoom in or out. ...

I've noticed that almost every site, when bouncing from page to page, takes a user to a blank white page while the content loads. Obviously that has to do with HTML loading thus showing them a blank ...

At what point is it appropriate to use a single icon space to represent the current state of something, and when is it appropriate to use several icon spaces (one for each possible status) with the ...

I have a data grid of items, and each item basically has two states: in-progress or completed. What's an elegant, concise way to make a visual distinction between the two states? For the time being, ...

There's a screen in our app where the user performs a batch action to list some products on their online store. In the UI, they select the products from a list and click a 'list' button.
During this ...

I'm sure there must be some terminology for what I require unfortunately I'm not sure what it is. Anyway, let me try to explain, I have a selection of applications for courses that are to be assigned ...

We have a system that has a few maintenance activities that run very quickly (less than a second). Problem is, when users look at the log file for the system, seeing an activity that ran for 0 seconds ...

What are is considered best practice (layout, age of information, level of detail, etc.) for UX guidelines when creating system status and availability page(s)?
Below are links from major companies ...

I have an application that can synchronize content between a website and a social network.
with a button you can turn on and off the synchronization.
the user needs to see the status (sync on or off) ...

Im trying to integrate an online / offline User Interface element in my application ( web app) I have some trouble getting it matches with the other user interface elements, and wonder what you guys ...

I'm looking for some nice ways to visualize whether a user is a full member or a regular member. Assume a Facebook-style website with full membership option.
The profiles will be displayed as blocks ...